Florijana Ismaili
Swiss football player (1995-2019)
Florijana Ismaili (1 January 1995 – 29 June 2019) was a Swiss footballer. She played as a forward. She captained BSC YB Frauen in the Women's Nationalliga A and played for the Switzerland national team. She started playing for the national team in 2014 and was part of her country's squad at the 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1 January 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Aarberg, Switzerland | ||
Date of death | 29 June 2019 | (aged 24)||
Place of death | Lake Como, Lombardy, Italy | ||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder / Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2011 | FC Walperswil | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2019 | BSC YB Frauen | ||
National team | |||
2014–2019 | Switzerland | 14 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
29 June 2019, Ismaili went missing while swimming at Lake Como in Tuscany, northern Italy.[1] On 2 July, her dead body was found in the lake.[2]
References
change- ↑ "Swiss footballer Florijana Ismaili missing after accident on Italian lake". Euronews. Reuters. 30 June 2019. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
- ↑ "Florijana Ismaili: Tributes paid after body of missing Swiss player is found". BBC Sport. 3 July 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
Other websites
change- Florijana Ismaili Archived 2019-07-01 at the Wayback Machine at FIFA.com